make that 3 lb
UPDATE! We lost ~55 pounds and are now 15 pounds under weight! And the bot still works!!
We seem to be about two pounds over, I think we’ll make it.
We’re sitting at 95lbs night before ship…we’re considering ballast at competiton.
116.5! First time we aren’t adding speed holes the night before we ship! In fact it was packed up by 9 pm tonight! No all nighter for 836 this year!
Let the games begin!
Last year, as first year rookies, we were 30 pounds over weight without any special manipulator. We used 2x2 80/20 and our robot was a TANK. We could shuttle at least several people on it back and forth. It was like 2x2 80/20 around the base, bolted with quarter inch (at least) thick plates that had about 20 bolts to each plate on each corner, etc. We had this hunk of metal at the top that could knock the balls down which was little over 20 lbs. We were 20 lb overweight so guess what went, the 20 lb thing that knocked the balls down. That was like 1am on the day of shipping and we hated that night so much that his year we’ve been weighing at least twice a week. We’re just around the weight limit with a decent implementation of picker/shooter.
We’ve redesigned, crunched the numbers, and are looking at a total estimated weight of 117lbs. I’m guessing we’re using that weight up with what we are going to add, so I think we’ll still have to do some drilling. To make room for the camera.
Whoot! Yay!
We track weight every Friday and in CAD. It helps knowing where you are.
You took the robot to have a liposuction. Congratulations a 30 pound weight loss in 2 days. See you at the Wisconsin Regional.